Subject of the Presentation: Positive discrimination
· What does mean positive discrimination?
- promote equal opportunity
-increase diversity
· History
- in USA there is black peoples quotas
-in France there is law for handicapped workers
- in UK there is plans to allow firms to discriminate
· Arguments for positive discrimination
- discrimination in education : better education for discriminated children
- discrimination in job: change people’s mind
· Arguments against positive discrimination
-Education : devaluation of diploma
-job: the capabilities are more important instead of the color of skin
- politic : lack of credibility for the woman discriminated
Conclusion : Affirmative action help minority people but there will always be someone discriminated.
Question 1 : What’s the personal opinion of the group ? Muriel is for and Audrey is against
Question 2: People who are discriminated are still in difficulty situation after the positive discrimination.
Question 3 : Do the government should ask for the minority if they want to have positive discrimination? Not everyone can vote so it can’t be possible Question 4 : Where positive discrimination is the most developed ? In USA Question 5 : Why peoples change their mind in the class after the presentation? Argument against : if you consider you have to help someone , it means you put yourself up to other peoples. Question 6 : Is the politic aspect is working in France? 10% of the first year in science politic are people discriminated ( students who doesn’t have the possibilities to afford one year of studies )
· What does mean positive discrimination?
- promote equal opportunity
-increase diversity
· History
- in USA there is black peoples quotas
-in France there is law for handicapped workers
- in UK there is plans to allow firms to discriminate
· Arguments for positive discrimination
- discrimination in education : better education for discriminated children
- discrimination in job: change people’s mind
· Arguments against positive discrimination
-Education : devaluation of diploma
-job: the capabilities are more important instead of the color of skin
- politic : lack of credibility for the woman discriminated
Conclusion : Affirmative action help minority people but there will always be someone discriminated.
Question 1 : What’s the personal opinion of the group ?
Muriel is for and Audrey is against
Question 2: People who are discriminated are still in difficulty situation after the positive discrimination.
Question 3 : Do the government should ask for the minority if they want to have positive discrimination?
Not everyone can vote so it can’t be possible
Question 4 : Where positive discrimination is the most developed ?
In USA
Question 5 : Why peoples change their mind in the class after the presentation?
Argument against : if you consider you have to help someone , it means you put yourself up to other peoples.
Question 6 : Is the politic aspect is working in France?
10% of the first year in science politic are people discriminated ( students who doesn’t have the possibilities to afford one year of studies )